Wednesday, February 8 2012
The other Academy Awards
Last month the Academy announced their award nominees, but you likely didn’t hear about it. Later this month, they’ll host a red-carpet awards show, but…
Thursday, February 2 2012
Social network Pinterest draws interest online
Like the images on its site, the clever definitions and analogies by Pinterest users are endless: “Pinterest is like getting a new magazine in the…
The iPhone’s Siri doesn’t seem so smart in Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland —D’ye want me tae spaek more clearly, Siri? Aye, ye would. The Scottish have long been accustomed to ridicule and bafflement over their…
Wednesday, February 1 2012
The Occupy movement’s rolling arcade debuts amidst roiling riots
A gaming arcade machine was pushed and played through Oakland, Calif.’s riotous Occupy march over the weekend amidst the turmoil of battling police and protesters.…
Friday, January 27 2012
Award-winning young-adult novelist John Green has leveraged the Web to build a rabid fan base
While watching one of his recent YouTube videos, it’s immediately clear that John Green isn’t just an author. He’s a multimedia darling playing to 1,000-seat…
Wednesday, January 25 2012
YouTube video-game channel Machinima aims for the next level
LOS ANGELES — With 125 million viewers watching more than 1 billion of its videos a month, Machinima may be the most-watched channel that’s not…
The dawn of the new book
The future of books won’t be found in their shift from paper and ink to screens and pixels, but in the mechanics of their comprehension.…
Monday, January 23 2012
Apple sets out to transform textbooks
LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc. has already transformed the music, mobile phone and personal computing industries, and now the tech giant says its next chapter…
The pros and cons of binge TV viewing
Once fleet and ephemeral, defined as much by time and season as strawberries or sweet corn were, television is undergoing a similar transformation in genetics…
Ed Burns keeps it real, and really small
CHICAGO — A couple of years ago, when Edward Burns had trouble pulling together financing for a film, his thoughts turned to this: “When I…

































